Sayed Baqer | |
Fullname: | Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser[1] |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Birth Date: | 1994 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Manama, Bahrain |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Riffa |
Clubnumber: | 4 |
Years1: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs1: | Al-Ahli |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | Al-Najma |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Al-Nasr |
Years4: | 2019– |
Clubs4: | Riffa |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Bahrain U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016– |
Nationalteam2: | Bahrain |
Nationalcaps2: | 21 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC) |
Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سيد مهدي باقر; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines.[2] Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[3]
On 14 November 2019, Baqer made a "slit eye" gesture towards the Hong Kong fans in the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and Bahrain.[4] On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".[5]
Bahrain | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 March 2024 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2. | 26 March 2024 | 1–0 | 3–0 |